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KIRKLAND & ELLIS SHATTERS THE MARKET, NAMES MORE THAN 200 PARTNERS

https://www.kirkland.com/news/press-release/2024/10/kirkland...
hyperventilating corner yarmulke
  10/01/24
wtf is this normal
narrow-minded hyperactive kitchen faggotry
  10/01/24
Do you really not get how KE works? It’s been like thi...
180 ivory hall toaster
  10/01/24
lmao
narrow-minded hyperactive kitchen faggotry
  10/01/24
...
180 ivory hall toaster
  10/01/24
and they'll WILL DO, THANK you for the opportunity!
Disrespectful indian lodge messiness
  10/01/24
yea this sounds horrid. when i was at an unprestigious bigla...
Grizzly Filthy Volcanic Crater
  10/01/24
dc should be mellower than nyc but yeah why would anyone ...
low-t titillating old irish cottage
  10/01/24
isn't it v10 or something? based on what i've heard that mak...
Grizzly Filthy Volcanic Crater
  10/01/24
no, it's v6 https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/...
low-t titillating old irish cottage
  10/01/24
Are these guys even equity partners who’ll get put on ...
Indigo stimulating piazza
  10/05/25
They don't get K-1s, you can tell a "real" Kirklan...
hyperventilating corner yarmulke
  10/05/25
...
Dun exciting nibblets point
  10/05/25
Every single time
Light spot french chef
  10/05/25
HOW DO THEY KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT
Magenta Aphrodisiac Ape Main People
  10/01/24
I see a few of my ls classmates
low-t titillating old irish cottage
  10/01/24
...
contagious macaca meetinghouse
  10/01/24
k&e salt lake city partner tp
Insecure beady-eyed gas station azn
  10/01/24
...
diverse avocado rehab generalized bond
  10/05/25
How Chadly is Kirkland Dallas?
insane public bath keepsake machete
  10/01/24
Where the fuck is the 2025 list.
hyperventilating corner yarmulke
  10/05/25
HOLY SHIT. Kirkland & Ellis Won’t Publicly Announ...
hyperventilating corner yarmulke
  10/08/25
FUCK MY ASS
Haunting forum
  10/08/25
PLEASE CREDIT AUTOADMIT
hyperventilating corner yarmulke
  10/08/25
GayGPT went thru the names and jfc 36% are NOWAG/NOWIG, just...
Coiffed voyeur
  10/05/25
Honestly surprised it didn't balk at determining ethnicity b...
Cerebral gaped puppy
  10/05/25
...
A Dick is Not Dispositive
  10/17/25
SECOND PAGE PLEASE
Ass Sunstein
  10/17/25
Once you get to about the 30s, you're looking at "bigla...
~~(> ' ' )>
  10/17/25
Sleep tight, grim rite We have two hundred partners
Ass Sunstein
  10/17/25


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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:30 PM
Author: hyperventilating corner yarmulke

https://www.kirkland.com/news/press-release/2024/10/kirkland-and-ellis-announces-new-partners

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#48151490)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:32 PM
Author: narrow-minded hyperactive kitchen faggotry

wtf is this normal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#48151498)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:46 PM
Author: 180 ivory hall toaster

Do you really not get how KE works? It’s been like this for decades. These are all rising 7th year associates who they give the partner title to. They’ll make less money next year than their peers at other firms while they pay taxes on a K-1 and are billed out at $1,300 an hour.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#48151527)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:48 PM
Author: narrow-minded hyperactive kitchen faggotry

lmao

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#48151530)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:48 PM
Author: 180 ivory hall toaster



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#48151533)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:50 PM
Author: Disrespectful indian lodge messiness

and they'll WILL DO, THANK you for the opportunity!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#48151536)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:59 PM
Author: Grizzly Filthy Volcanic Crater

yea this sounds horrid. when i was at an unprestigious biglaw firm in dc, a guy who'd left the firm just before i joined went over to KE. he made "partner" and then 1-2 years after that went to seyfarth (even less prestigious than my firm). i know a couple associates there and he's apparently a psycopath piece of shit. bigtime gunner, but even he couldn't hack it at KE. it sounds awful.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#48151553)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:25 PM
Author: low-t titillating old irish cottage

dc should be mellower than nyc

but yeah why would anyone consider kirkland or latham a v5?

this is as ridiculous as us news claiming jhu is t10 or w/e

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#48151661)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:28 PM
Author: Grizzly Filthy Volcanic Crater

isn't it v10 or something? based on what i've heard that makes no sense. it sounds like a shithouse.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#48151668)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:32 PM
Author: low-t titillating old irish cottage

no, it's v6

https://vault.com/best-companies-to-work-for/law/top-100-law-firms-rankings#rankings-group-0

imagine waking up and seeing paul hastings or cadwalader in the v10

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#48151688)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:45 PM
Author: Indigo stimulating piazza

Are these guys even equity partners who’ll get put on K-1s (and buy their own insurance and all that mess)? Or do they just get the title (and get billed at new inflated rates) but they’re still really W-2 employees for a few more years while they get their “look” at real partner

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#49327002)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:47 PM
Author: hyperventilating corner yarmulke

They don't get K-1s, you can tell a "real" Kirkland partner when he gets a PC next to his name.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#49327004)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 4:13 PM
Author: Dun exciting nibblets point



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Date: October 5th, 2025 5:23 PM
Author: Light spot french chef

Every single time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#49327166)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 6:49 PM
Author: Magenta Aphrodisiac Ape Main People

HOW DO THEY KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#48151534)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:28 PM
Author: low-t titillating old irish cottage

I see a few of my ls classmates

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#48151667)



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:30 PM
Author: contagious macaca meetinghouse



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:32 PM
Author: Insecure beady-eyed gas station azn

k&e salt lake city partner tp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#48151683)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 8:06 PM
Author: diverse avocado rehab generalized bond



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Date: October 1st, 2024 7:33 PM
Author: insane public bath keepsake machete

How Chadly is Kirkland Dallas?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#48151690)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:04 PM
Author: hyperventilating corner yarmulke

Where the fuck is the 2025 list.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#49326942)



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Date: October 8th, 2025 2:42 PM
Author: hyperventilating corner yarmulke

HOLY SHIT.

Kirkland & Ellis Won’t Publicly Announce New Partners This Year, Marking Strategy Shift

https://www.law.com/2025/10/08/kirkland-and-ellis-wont-publicly-announce-new-partners-this-year-marking-strategy-shift/?slreturn=20251008144054

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#49334668)



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Date: October 8th, 2025 2:55 PM
Author: Haunting forum

FUCK MY ASS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#49334694)



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Date: October 8th, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: hyperventilating corner yarmulke

PLEASE CREDIT AUTOADMIT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#49334699)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:18 PM
Author: Coiffed voyeur

GayGPT went thru the names and jfc 36% are NOWAG/NOWIG, just lol Birdshits

Result — estimated distribution (200 names)

Origin category Count (of 200) Percent

Anglo / Western European (English, Scottish, Irish, French, German, Dutch, etc.) 84 42.0%

East Asian (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, etc.) 38 19.0%

South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan) 34 17.0%

Other Europe / Mediterranean (Italian, Greek, Portuguese, etc.) 10 5.0%

Eastern European / Slavic / Balkan 7 3.5%

Hispanic / Latino 6 3.0%

Middle Eastern / Arabic / North African 6 3.0%

African / Nigerian / Sub-Saharan 3 1.5%

Ambiguous / Mixed / Couldn’t confidently classify 12 6.0%

Total 200 100.0%

Quick interpretation

The single largest group appears to be Anglo/Western European-origin surnames (~42%) — expected for a global US-headquartered firm with many UK/US partners.

East Asian (mainly Chinese, Korean) and South Asian names together make up a large minority (~36% combined), reflecting strong representation of Asian-origin lawyers in international firms.

Smaller shares come from Eastern Europe, Middle East, Hispanic, and African-origin names.

~6% are genuinely ambiguous from the name alone (e.g., names that could plausibly be from multiple regions, rare or modern hybrid names).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#49326961)



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Date: October 5th, 2025 3:41 PM
Author: Cerebral gaped puppy

Honestly surprised it didn't balk at determining ethnicity by surname.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#49326996)



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Date: October 17th, 2025 5:11 PM
Author: A Dick is Not Dispositive



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#49356302)



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Date: October 17th, 2025 5:14 PM
Author: Ass Sunstein

SECOND PAGE PLEASE

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#49356309)



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Date: October 17th, 2025 7:41 PM
Author: ~~(> ' ' )>

Once you get to about the 30s, you're looking at "biglaw" firms that have lawyers who are about as good as those at lots of much smaller local firms.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#49356621)



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Date: October 17th, 2025 5:47 PM
Author: Ass Sunstein

Sleep tight, grim rite

We have two hundred partners

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5604699&forum_id=2#49356390)